Covered recipient · General Payments record
DOUGLAS D BACKOUS
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Otolaryngology
General Payments · PY2018–2024
$33,458.19
- Reported across 91 records
- CMS publication 2026-01-23
Financial relationships do not necessarily indicate an improper relationship; the data is open to interpretation.
How these totals are calculated
- The total is the sum of the General Payments records CMS published for the labeled program year(s), exactly as published. Nothing is estimated, weighted, or combined across categories.
- General Payments only. Research and Ownership/Investment are separate datasets and are never summed with these figures; amounts are kept separate per program year.
- Featured-page threshold (a presentation gate, not a judgment): records>=3 OR total>=100 (all years).
- Methodology & Data — sourcing, labeling, and limitations.
By nature of payment
PY2024 · sorted by reported total
| Nature of payment | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $5,955.53 | 2 |
| Royalty or License | $1,795.26 | 1 |
| Food and Beverage | $1,110.87 | 17 |
By paying entity
PY2024 · sorted by reported total
| Paying entity | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Cochlear Ltd | $6,032.47 | 3 |
| Grace Medical, Inc. | $1,889.58 | 2 |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $370.87 | 6 |
| MED-EL Corporation | $253.85 | 5 |
| Stryker Corporation | $178.79 | 2 |
| Neurent Medical Limited | $118.79 | 1 |
| Oticon Medical, LLC | $17.31 | 1 |
By program year
All program years on this page · sorted by year
Payment records · PY2024 (20)
Sorted by paying entity, then date · as published by CMS
Program year 2024 201820192020202120222023
Record-level detail is published for PY2024; earlier years are summarised in
“By program year”.
| Paying entity | Amount | Date | Nature of payment | Dispute status | Published | Record ID | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cochlear Ltd | $2,574.53 | 01/10/2024 | Travel and Lodging | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1128591272 | CMS |
| Cochlear Ltd | $76.94 | 09/06/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1128591274 | CMS |
| Cochlear Ltd | $3,381.00 | 09/30/2024 | Travel and Lodging | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1128591270 | CMS |
| Grace Medical, Inc. | $94.32 | 03/06/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1145403165 | CMS |
| Grace Medical, Inc. | $1,795.26 | 10/22/2024 | Royalty or License | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1143010382 | CMS |
| MED-EL Corporation | $71.23 | 02/15/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1147638591 | CMS |
| MED-EL Corporation | $9.36 | 05/15/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1147639211 | CMS |
| MED-EL Corporation | $31.85 | 05/17/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1147639223 | CMS |
| MED-EL Corporation | $69.22 | 05/18/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1147639413 | CMS |
| MED-EL Corporation | $72.19 | 06/12/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1147639419 | CMS |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $29.02 | 05/18/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1119425305 | CMS |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $133.21 | 06/04/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1119425307 | CMS |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $24.75 | 06/17/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1119425309 | CMS |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $144.64 | 10/31/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1119425311 | CMS |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $23.73 | 11/12/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1119425315 | CMS |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $15.52 | 11/13/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1119425313 | CMS |
| Neurent Medical Limited | $118.79 | 09/13/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1098841359 | CMS |
| Oticon Medical, LLC | $17.31 | 08/05/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1125626237 | CMS |
| Stryker Corporation | $121.11 | 04/24/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1119766712 | CMS |
| Stryker Corporation | $57.68 | 05/17/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1119766714 | CMS |
Source & provenance
- Dataset
- CMS Open Payments — General Payments
- Publisher of source data
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- CMS publication date
- 2026-01-23
- Program years on this page
- 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
- Source files
- Dataset page · Bulk file · PY2018 , PY2019 , PY2020 , PY2021 , PY2022 , PY2023 , PY2024
- Generated from
- OP_DTL_GNRL_PGYR2024_P01232026_01102026.csv
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